Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC - Get Free Report) announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, February 25th, RTT News reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 17th will be paid a dividend of 1.80 per share on Thursday, May 8th. This represents a $7.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.73%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 17th.
Graham has increased its dividend by an average of 4.4% per year over the last three years. Graham has a dividend payout ratio of 10.7% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings.
Graham Price Performance
GHC stock traded up $0.37 during trading on Friday, reaching $979.67. 20,381 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 16,374. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $914.16 and its 200 day moving average price is $864.38. The company has a market cap of $4.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.18 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.57. Graham has a 52-week low of $683.00 and a 52-week high of $993.49.
Insider Transactions at Graham
In other Graham news, CAO Marcel A. Snyman sold 159 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $881.30, for a total transaction of $140,126.70. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 442 shares of the company's stock, valued at $389,534.60. This trade represents a 26.46 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 20.50% of the company's stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Separately, StockNews.com raised shares of Graham from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, November 4th.
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Graham Company Profile
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Graham Holdings Company, through its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified education and media company in the United States and internationally. It provides test preparation services and materials; professional training and exam preparation for professional certifications and licensures; and non-academic operations support services to the Purdue University Global; operations support services for online courses and programs; training and test preparation services for accounting and financial services professionals; English-language training, academic preparation programs, and test preparation for English proficiency exams; and A-level examination preparation services, as well as operates colleges, business school, higher education institution, and an online learning institution.
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